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Comparison Of Dwight D. Eisenhower And The Army Leadership Requirements Model

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When President Eisenhower spoke these words to the graduating cadets, whose place he had stood in exactly forty years prior, he drew on decades of experience as an officer in the United States Army but only two years of experience as the President of the United States. President Eisenhower had already accomplished a massive goal at the time he made this address, which was to end the Korean War just months after his inauguration, and the majority of his time in office was still ahead of him. Little did President Eisenhower know, these words would ring loud and true for his own time in office. In the years to come, President Eisenhower would draw on the traits outlined in the Army Leadership Requirements Model, which would make him a great Army leader and, subsequently, a great president. These traits would serve as the baseline for Eisenhower to develop Fred Greenstein’s presidential leadership traits and excel in the presidency. It was the experience as a successful military leader that prepared Eisenhower for his presidency and enabled him to succeed while in office. …show more content…

Eisenhower was one of the greatest military leaders of his time. However, few remember that there was nothing in the early years of his career that necessarily suggested he was destined for greatness. Upon his graduation from West Point in 1915, Eisenhower received countless denials to his requests to serve in combat during World War I. Instead, he was placed in several logistical and training positions in his early career. More than once, Eisenhower was placed in a position that many considered to be “career-ending,” and every time he was able to take a valuable lesson from it that would later be applied to his military and political

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